Legal Process Engineer

Soni's client is seeking a Legal Process Engineer to join their Practice Engineering & Innovation team. This role combines legal operations, process improvement, and technology innovation to help transform how legal work is delivered. The position partners with legal professionals, business stakeholders, and technology teams to analyze workflows, identify efficiencies, and implement solutions involving automation, AI, and digital products.

• Analyze and document legal workflows, identifying opportunities for process improvement, automation, and technology-enabled transformation.
• Facilitate discovery sessions with legal and business stakeholders to understand current-state processes and future-state requirements.
• Create process maps, workflow diagrams, user journeys, and other visual documentation.
• Translate business and legal requirements into user stories, functional specifications, and product requirements.
• Support initiatives involving AI, document automation, workflow automation, and other legal technology solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, UX designers, and other stakeholders throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile product development activities, including planning, testing, validation, and implementation.
• Present process recommendations and technology solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts and stay current on emerging legal technology and process innovation trends.

• 4+ years of experience in legal process engineering, legal operations, legal technology, process improvement, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows and experience working with legal professionals and business stakeholders.
• Proven experience conducting process discovery, workflow mapping, and business process optimization.
• Experience supporting digital transformation, automation, AI, or legal technology initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile, Lean, or similar product development methodologies.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and design.
• Proficiency with process visualization and collaboration tools such as Miro, Lucidchart, Figma, or Visio.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced legal education is a plus.
• Experience with in a law firm, corporate legal department, legal operations function, or legal technology organization.
• Knowledge of legal AI, document automation, knowledge management, or workflow automation platforms.
• Certifications in Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Business Analysis, Product Management, or Design Thinking are a plus.